The soundtrack of Civilization VI was written and orchestrated primarily by Geoff Knorr, who was assisted by Roland Rizzo, Griffin Cohen, and Phill Boucher.[1] The themes of each civilization are played as different variations of the same theme throughout the eras, with simple single instrument melodies in the Ancient Era turning into modern compositions by the Atomic Era, symbolizing the evolution and growth of one's civilization throughout the ages.[2]
Main Theme[]
Christopher Tin, composer of the Grammy winning Civilization IV song "Baba Yetu", wrote "Sogno di Volare" (translated as "The Dream of Flight"), the main theme of Civilization VI. The theme was written to capture the spirit of exploration not only in "seeking new lands, but also the mental exploration of expanding the frontiers of science and philosophy". Tin premiered the work at a London concert in July 2016.[3]
Version of the track | Length |
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Sogno di Volare ("The Dream of Flight") | 3:53 |
A New Course (Opening Movie) | 2:45 |
Game Soundtrack[]
This is the soundtrack of Civilization VI as released on YouTube by Firaxis. The main theme, "Sogno di Volare", is not found in this soundtrack. The soundtrack when purchased from digital music distributors such as iTunes or Amazon.com only includes 38 of the 76 tracks.
Civilization | Original Track | Track | Era | Arranged by | Length |
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America | "Hard Times Come Again No More" | 1 | Ancient | Patrick McAvinue, Brad Kolodner | 2:53 |
2 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:12 | ||
3 | Industrial | 4:41 | |||
4 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:49 | ||
Arabia | "Talama Ashku Gharami" | 5 | Ancient | Kylie Hilali | 2:38 |
6 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:27 | ||
7 | Industrial | 4:01 | |||
8 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:51 | ||
Aztec | Nahua music | 9 | Ancient | Roland Rizzo | 1:22 |
10 | Medieval | 2:44 | |||
11 | Industrial | 3:34 | |||
12 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 3:31 | ||
Brazil | "Brejeiro" | 13 | Ancient | Cesar Garabini, Kahil Nayton | 2:44 |
14 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:05 | ||
15 | Industrial | 3:53 | |||
16 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:34 | ||
China | "Mo Li Hua" | 17 | Ancient | Bing Xia | 1:56 |
18 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:36 | ||
19 | Industrial | 3:35 | |||
20 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr and Phill Boucher | 3:19 | ||
Egypt | "El Helwa Di" | 21 | Ancient | Chakib Hilali | 2:13 |
22 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:10 | ||
23 | Industrial | 6:03 | |||
24 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr and Phill Boucher | 5:37 | ||
England | "Scarborough Fair" | 25 | Ancient | Geoff Knorr | 2:00 |
26 | Medieval | 4:09 | |||
27 | Industrial | 3:59 | |||
28 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr and Phill Boucher | 3:42 | ||
France | "Quand je bois du vin clairet" | 29 | Ancient | Roland Rizzo | 3:07 |
30 | Medieval | 3:14 | |||
31 | Industrial | 3:32 | |||
32 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 3:28 | ||
Germany | "Ich hab die Nacht geträumet" | 33 | Ancient | Geoff Knorr | 1:37 |
34 | Medieval | 3:47 | |||
35 | Industrial | 4:01 | |||
36 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:59 | ||
Greece | "Song of Seikilos" | 37 | Ancient | Geoff Knorr | 1:22 |
38 | Medieval | 3:13 | |||
39 | Industrial | 4:19 | |||
40 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:00 | ||
India | "Vaishnava Jana To" | 41 | Ancient | Deepak Ram | 2:06 |
42 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:25 | ||
43 | Industrial | 4:52 | |||
44 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:37 | ||
Japan | "Itsuki no Komoriuta" | 45 | Ancient | Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin, Geoff Knorr | 2:44 |
46 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:05 | ||
47 | Industrial | 3:43 | |||
48 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:40 | ||
Kongo | "Banaha" | 49 | Ancient | Geoff Knorr | 1:58 |
50 | Medieval | 3:43 | |||
51 | Industrial | 3:09 | |||
52 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:05 | ||
Norway | "Gjendines bådnlåt" | 53 | Ancient | Sissel Morken Gullord | 1:21 |
54 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 3:10 | ||
55 | Industrial | 3:31 | |||
56 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 3:53 | ||
Rome | "Magna Mater" | 57 | Ancient | Roland Rizzo | 2:00 |
58 | Medieval | 3:39 | |||
59 | Industrial | 5:39 | |||
60 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 4:40 | ||
Russia | "Kalinka" | 61 | Ancient | Andrei Saveliev | 2:19 |
62 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:57 | ||
63 | Industrial | 4:35 | |||
64 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:18 | ||
Scythia | Original composition | 65 | Ancient | Sandro Freidrich | 1:30 |
66 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:56 | ||
67 | Industrial | 4:23 | |||
68 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:10 | ||
Spain | "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" | 69 | Ancient | Benjamin Beirs | 1:18 |
70 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:49 | ||
71 | Industrial | 4:32 | |||
72 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:13 | ||
Sumeria | Original Composition | 73 | Ancient | Geoff Knorr | 2:34 |
74 | Medieval | 3:27 | |||
75 | Industrial | 3:17 | |||
76 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:05 |
DLC Soundtrack Civilization Themes[]
Civilization | Original Track | Era | Arranged by | Length |
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Poland | "Hej ide w las" | Ancient | Roland Rizzo | 1:55 |
Medieval | 2:45 | |||
Industrial | 3:19 | |||
Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 3:00 | ||
Australia | "Waltzing Matilda" | Ancient | AJ Block, Patrick McAvinue | 2:46 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:25 | ||
Industrial | 3:42 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:36 | ||
Persia | "Kereshme"
"Reng-e Shalakhu" |
Ancient | Kazem Davoudian | 2:37 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:08 | ||
Industrial | 4:48 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:46 | ||
Macedon | "Tino Mori"
"Buvčansko" |
Ancient | Vasko Dukovski | 1:03 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:10 | ||
Industrial | 5:12 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 5:01 | ||
Nubia | "Allah Musau" | Ancient | Sandro Freidrich | 2:44 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:15 | ||
Industrial | 4:30 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:16 | ||
Khmer | "Khmer Rourm Sam Mawgee" | Ancient | Song Heng | 0:52 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:43 | ||
Industrial | 4:03 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:03 | ||
Indonesia | “Rejang Dewa"
"Bapang Selisir” |
Ancient | Geoff Knorr, Sandro Freidrich | 1:35 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:33 | ||
Industrial | 4:10 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:08 |
Rise and Fall Soundtrack[]
The official Rise and Fall expansion soundtrack is found on YouTube.
Civilization | Original Track | Track | Era | Listed Composer | Length* |
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"Rise and Fall" | 1 | Geoff Knorr | 3:17 | ||
Cree | "The Drums of Poundmaker" | 2 | Ancient | Poundmaker Singers | 3:55 |
3 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 5:05 | ||
4 | Industrial | 4:28 | |||
5 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:28 | ||
Georgia | "Shen Khar Venakhi" | 6 | Ancient | Trio Kavkasia | 2:34 |
"Tsaiqvanes Tamar Kali";
"Shen Khar Venakhi" |
7 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 5:36 | |
8 | Industrial | 5:53 | |||
9 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 5:53 | ||
Korea | Arirang | 10 | Ancient | The Korean Performing Arts Academy of America | 2:31 |
11 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 2:48 | ||
12 | Industrial | 4:43 | |||
13 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 4:42 | ||
Mapuche | Traditional Mapuche | 14 | Ancient | Sandro Friedrich, Phill Boucher | 2:38 |
15 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 3:22 | ||
16 | Industrial | 4:25 | |||
17 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 4:17 | ||
Mongolia | "Pastor Song"; Khoomii Improvisation | 18 | Ancient | Nature Ganganbaigal of Tengger Cavalry | 2:37 |
"Pastor Song";
"Urtin Duu" |
19 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:28 | |
20 | Industrial | 4:46 | |||
21 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:46 | ||
Netherlands | "Gaillarde L'esmerillonne" | 22 | Ancient | Sandro Friedrich | 2:31 |
23 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 3:42 | ||
24 | Industrial | 4:18 | |||
25 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 4:16 | ||
Scotland | "Scotland the Brave"; | 26 | Ancient | Kevin O'Brien, Patrick McAvinue | 3:03 |
27 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:21 | ||
28 | Industrial | 4:16 | |||
29 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:17 | ||
Zulu | "Uthe Ubhuti Asizomlanda" | 30 | Ancient | Legato | 2:36 |
"Shaka Mamba; Bayisa";
"Halala" |
31 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:54 | |
"Uthe Ubhuti Asizomlanda";
"Halala"; "Bayisa" |
32 | Industrial | 5:24 | ||
33 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:46 |
Gathering Storm Soundtrack[]
Unlike the vanilla game and the Rise and Fall expansion, the whole soundtrack for Gathering Storm was not posted in its entirety on the Civilization YouTube Page. Unofficial copies can still be found on YouTube, and the official soundtrack is on sale on sites such as iTunes or Amazon Music. This version is what the table below is based off.
Civilization | Original Track | Track | Era | Listed Composer | Length* |
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"Gathering Storm" | 1 | Geoff Knorr | 2:50 | ||
Canada | "Vive La Canadienne" | 2 | Ancient | Patrick McAvinue, Cris Jacobs | 1:17 |
"Vive La Canadienne", The Crooked Stovepipe, "O Canada" | 3 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:41 | |
4 | Industrial | 4:25 | |||
5 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:26 | ||
Hungary | "Hej Dunáról fúj a szél"
"Cinege, cinege" |
6 | Ancient | Sandro Friedrich, Michal Horsák | 1:19 |
7 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 3:19 | ||
8 | Industrial | 4:05 | |||
9 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 3:59 | ||
Inca | "Siempre Macho" | 10 | Ancient | Carlos Moises Ambia, Andres Jimenez from Inkarayku | 1:42 |
11 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 4:00 | ||
12 | Industrial | 4:21 | |||
13 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 4:12 | ||
Mali | "Masana Seesay" | 14 | Ancient | Amadou Kouyate | 1:39 |
"Mali Sadio", "Masana Seesay" | 15 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:23 | |
16 | Industrial | 5:07 | |||
17 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 5:07 | ||
Māori | "Ka Mate" | 18 | Ancient | The Te Tini a Maui Kapa Haka Group | 1:26 |
"Pokarekare Ana", "Ka Mate" | 19 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 3:57 | |
20 | Industrial | 4:11 | |||
21 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:16 | ||
Ottoman | "Ey büt-i nev edâ olmuşum müptelâ"; "Yelkenler biçilecek" | 22 | Ancient | Adam Good | 1:47 |
23 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:38 | ||
24 | Industrial | 4:25 | |||
25 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:24 | ||
Phoenicia | "Hurrian Hymn" | 26 | Ancient | Sandro Friedrich, Roland Rizzo | 2:30 |
27 | Medieval | Roland Rizzo | 2:45 | ||
28 | Industrial | 4:04 | |||
29 | Atomic | Roland Rizzo, Phill Boucher | 4:13 | ||
Sweden | "Slängpolska efter Byss-Calle" | 30 | Ancient | Niccolo Seligmann | 1:53 |
"Helan Går", "Slängpolska efter Byss-Calle", "Polska efter Pelle-Fors" | 31 | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:44 | |
32 | Industrial | 3:54 | |||
33 | Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 3:44 |
New Frontier Pass[]
Civilization | Original Song | Era | Arranged / Composed by | Length |
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Maya | "Xtoles" | Ancient | Geoff Knorr
Sandro Freidrich |
2:50 |
"Rabinal Achí", "Xtoles", "Bolonchon" | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:13 | |
Industrial | 4:03 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:54 | ||
Gran Colombia | "Velo Que Bonito", "Reír Llorando" | Ancient | Geoff Knorr, Martin Vejarano
|
4:00 |
"Velo Que Bonito", Reír Llorando", "Pajarillo" | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 5:26 | |
"Velo Que Bonito", "Reír Llorando" | Industrial | 4:51 | ||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr, Phill Boucher | 4:51 | ||
Ethiopia | "Tizita" | Ancient | Minale Bezu, Getachew Mekuria | 2:56 |
"Tizita", "Bati" | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:57 | |
"Tizita" | Industrial | 4:16 | ||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr
Phill Boucher |
4:15 | ||
Byzantium | "Ti ipermaho", "Kontakion to the Mother of God" | Ancient | Martinu Voices, Niccolo Seligmann | 7:06 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 5:03 | ||
Industrial | 4:39 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr
Phill Boucher |
4:41 | ||
Gaul | Original composition, featuring Belgian national anthem, La Brabançonne | Ancient | Geoff Knorr | 3:20 |
Medieval | 4:02 | |||
Industrial | 4:43 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr
Phill Boucher |
4:49 | ||
Babylon | Original Composition | Ancient | Andy Lowings, Sandro Freidrich, Geoff Knorr | 2:42 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:48 | ||
Industrial | 4:10 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr
Phill Boucher |
4:05 | ||
Vietnam | Lý kéo chài, Trống Cơm | Ancient | Thi Vu | 3:53 |
Lý kéo chài, Trống Cơm, Giăng Câu | Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:11 | |
Lý kéo chài, Trống Cơm | Industrial | 4:50 | ||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr
Phill Boucher |
4:27 | ||
Portugal | Fado Menor | Ancient | Cordeone | 1:28 |
Medieval | Geoff Knorr | 4:25 | ||
Industrial | 4:47 | |||
Atomic | Geoff Knorr
Phill Boucher |
4:52 |
Ambient Music[]
Several hours of Ambient music are found in the game. These additional tracks can be found in this playlist. (Please note that the tracks in the above playlist are not licensed and/or officially distributed by any of the publishers of Sid Meier's Civilization VI.)
Trivia[]
- The American theme, "Hard Times Come Again No More", was composed by Stephen Foster. Foster's other notable works include "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", and "My Old Kentucky Home."
- The song is played on a banjo.
- The Australian theme "Waltzing Matilda" is a bush ballad and the unofficial national anthem composed by Christina Macpherson and the lyricist Banjo Paterson.
- The Arabian theme is the Islamic hymn Talama Ashku Gharami, which shares the melody of the song Banat Iskandaria.
- The Canadian theme is O Canada, the Crooked Stovepipe, and the folk song Vive la Canadienne.
- Two of the ambient songs are the folk songs "Farewell to Nova Scotia" and "The Bold Canadian".
- The Cree theme is based on the "Grass Dance Song".
- The Māori theme is the haka "Ka Mate" and the folk love song "Pokarekare Ana".
- The ambient music of the Māori is "Hine e Hine", which was played in the Goodnight Kiwi animation. "Mehe manu Rere" is a dream song of love. "Paikea" is a story about a whale.
- The Swedish theme is based on the drinking song "Helan går". The nyckelharpa player featured on this civ, Niccolo Seligmann, also recorded all the multitracked string parts for all medieval sections on viola da gamba and vielle (medieval fiddle).
- The Greek theme is based on the Seikilos epitaph, the oldest surviving complete musical composition, which was engraved on a tombstone.
- The Gallic theme has a musical phrase taken from "La Brabançonne", the national anthem of Belgium.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Greening, Chris. "Civilization VI to feature an orchestral soundtrack led by Knorr and Tin". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Marks, Tom (September 30, 2016). "Civ 6's music evolves alongside your cities, and it's one of its best features". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Bratt, Chris (July 11, 2016). "The composer of the Civilization 4 theme returns for Civilization 6". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MCVVPFN/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
See also[]
- Soundtrack in other games
External links[]
- Music of Civilization video game series on Wikipedia
- PC Gamer video about Civilization 6 music- How Civilization 6's fantastic music evolves through the eras
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